*Arata: The Legend*, which is currently serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday, is author Yu Watase’s (*Fushigi Yugi*) newest work. Now, it’s becoming a TV anime!
The popular light novel series *Sword Art Online* has surpassed 7 million copies in print, and now, an English-dubbed version of the anime has been announced.
On March 30, as part of Anime Contents Expo (ACE) 2013 at Makuhari Messe, voice stars gathered for the event “TV Anime ‘Valvrave the Liberator’ TV Broadcast Kick-Off Event.”
*Eva Jigsaw*, a smartphone app based on the tremendously popular movie series *Rebuild of Evangelion*, has received an upgrade. *Eva Jigsaw Ver. 2.0* was released on Google Play and the App Store in March.
*Senki Zessho Symphogear*, an impactful TV anime themed around anime and music, will begin its second season in July 2013 on Tokyo MX and other stations.
The *Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel* 30th anniversary photo exhibition was held from April 11-23 at the Pixiv Zingaro gallery located in Nakano Broadway.
To commemorate the release of the movie *Steins;Gate the Movie: Loading Area of Déjà vu*, all episodes of the series (first broadcasted in 2011) were made available to the public.
On March 25, an *Evangelion* banner was unveiled in Akihabara, Tokyo on a construction fence near Radio Kaikan’s main building, which is currently being remodeled.
On March 29, Mages updated the official site for *Steins;Gate: Phenogram of Linear Restraint* with story information and screenshots for the characters Faris Nyannyan and Urushibara Ruka.
*Shirokuma Cafe* is a TV anime famous for its animal characters. Now, a DVD containing the recordings of the event “Shirokuma Cafe - A Large Serving of Bamboo in Yomiuri Land,” which was held Nov 4, 2012, has been released.
